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Centennial
a hundredth anniversary, or its celebration;
Benediction
A blessing or a giving of thanks
Conduit
pipe or channel for conveying fluid; a tube for electrical wires;
Conscript
a draftee; to force into government service;
Curator
a person in charge of a museum or library etc.;
Closet
small room for clothes or shoes, to shut up in a private room for a private talk;
Devolve
to pass on duties or tasks to another;
Juror
one sworn to oath on a jury
Gradual
little by little; taking place by degrees;
Impede
To hinder the process of;
Malignant
having an evil influence; very harmful; likely to cause death;
Perception
The mental grasp in sight or in tuition
Insect
any of a large class of small invertebrates having three pairs of legs;
Pusillanimous
Timid cowardly
Facility
skill; dexterity; absence of difficulty; building which aids an activity;
Receptor
an organ or cell able to respond to light, heat, or other external stimulus and transmit a signal to a sensory nerve; that which takes in sense organ or nerve ending
Sessile
Fixed in one place; immobile
Subjacent
Situated below someone or something else
Tenat
a principle or doctrine or belief, held as truth
Precede
To go before in rank time or place